Strange Behavior (Illustration) Entry: Kei Acedera

[Kei-Acedera]

WooHoo! my first challenge! Good luck with everyone and I can't wait to see great ideas!

[digital-bobert]

Yay! Kei's in. Can't wait to see your piece!

[Thaldir]

Take cover, folk, she has entered the challenge! ;)
With what I've seeing you do, I think I'll go hiding in a corner...

Seriously, though, it's great that you're in and I'll be sure to follow your thread, can't wait to see what you'll propose.

Best of luck and have fun!

[mv]

so cool to see you in.
welcome and good luck!

[MichaelZHsee]

welcome kei:)im gonna stick around in ur thread for sure:scream:good luck

[paperclip]

I am expecting to go 'awww!' at least once while surfing this thread in the future. Please don't disappoint me!

:scream: Great seeing you, Kei.

[Ramitxon]

Hi Kei, welcome to the challenge. I must say this one's made for you too. :thumbsup:

[duddlebug]

OooOh, this could be a good one... Great to see you here, Kei! Best of luck with your first challenge!

*subscribed*

:)

[Kei-Acedera]

Awww Thanks so much guys! I'll do my best ;)

[Kei-Acedera]

Hy Jonny, where's your Strange Behavior thread?!

[Goro]

Wohoo Kei! How area ya?
Looking forward to your submissions!!

[Art2]

Subscribing to this one... :)

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Kei,

I love your style I have big expectetions now ! and let's have fun!

[notpill]

...uh oh, this challenge is becoming a all star showcase :scream:

[subscribed, of course]

[rawgon]

YEAH! you are in, can´t wait to see more of your drawings!!!

[Kei-Acedera]

Goro- I'm doin good, long time no hear! how are you?!..yes! and I'm looking forward to yours :)

Art2- I hope i don't disappoint!

AxelAlonso-aww thanks so much! I'm doing my very best...

notpill-- aww thank you for the complement! but anyone can win this :)

renderwhite- I'll post the drawings very soon!

[Goro]

I'm doing good too! Thanks. Well I was pretty busy animating over a year now.
I'm almost done with my current project. I'll prepare my new Demo Reel in the next few
weeks. So stay tuned ;)

Cheers!

[DeeVad]

Hello Kei,
I'am really happy to see you in this challenge. This will be a cool summer with so much of cool guy on this challenge as you. I wish you good luck, and I'm curious to see your first concepts.

[Slav]

hi, so so... where the wips!? :P good luck nhear

[Kei-Acedera]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/12960/12960_1183741681_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/12960/12960_1183741681_large.jpg)

I finally got around to getting time to sketch out my ideas and thumbnails..Here are the two that I've settled with and the one on the right is what I've chosen.

[Slav]

cant wait to see more bigg0r versions. :)

[walrus]

Looking good, Kei! The scene reads very clearly even at this small sketch size.
Is it just juggling balls? What about having it juggle something larger and funnier - like clowns?! :) Anyhow, looking forward to seeing you flech it out more. Have fun!

[AxelAlonso]

Kei,
I love your idea,Your are such an inspiration, I so want to see that show.:scream:
I also like more the prepective from the right, since the vertical lines help better catch the eye for the umbalance of the behaviour of this charming dragon or hydra?...hope to see some more of your great world ...:thumbsup:

[beelow]

Interesting idea, I want to see where you take this. I actually like the first thumb, seems a bit more dynamic. But, I will wait to see where you will take you entry. Good luck Kei.:thumbsup:

[digital-bobert]

Looks like it's gonna be HOT! I always love seeing your progression. Each sketch is always so fun and appealling. Looking forward to seeing more!

[W-I-L]

the right compoistion si best.. although i am not sure what te idea is from the smal thumbnail

[kingjai]

Just dropping by to see your entry, thanks for leaving a comment! I just checked out some of the stuff on your portfolio, and i can't wait till I see how this one will turn out. I really like ur painting style, design, and colors. How long do u plan to work on this?

[Kei-Acedera]

Slav--dont worry, its coming real soon :)

walrus- lol glad you can make out what's happening from this tiny skecth..I'm not sure yet what he's going to be juggling..hopefully something simple yet funny coz I want the focus on the jump and the dragons..but the clowns are a funny idea!

AxelAlonso- Awww thanks so much! youre too kind..Yes, I pictured this show sort of like "Cirque du Soleil" meets myhtical creatures.. I would like to go to that show too :)!

beelow- Thank you!! Yeah what changed my mind about the first thumbnail was that I wanted a ring of fire instead of a loop.. but I'll post more of my progressions soon..

digital-bobert- hehehe thanks Bobby!

W-I-L- that's ok, I'll post a more detailed sketch soon.

kingjai- Thanks so much! Glad you liked my other work.. I'm not sure how long I plan to work on this..because of work and such, I just want to really do my best and take my time :)

[DeeVad]

Fantasy circus are always a place where dreams/nightmare/strangeness appear.
That's a good choice, and your thumbnails is appealing ; Great !
I think lights will be interesting with your 2 bigs & larges points of fire orange/red strong light ( with the fire circle, and the "clown monster beast" flame )

Hey hey, strong light will force you to detail all the publics heads :D
It will be fun to see, but surely long to do...

... Good luck !

( & thanks for your post on my thread )

[cbernardo]

Very nice concept!

Cheers,
Carlos

[GogDad]

Looks to me as a good start, and by reading the replies from the people who know your job, I can't wait to watch the final art, good job and good luck

[Goro]

looking good kei!
Love the compositions. Can't wait to see more!
go go go

[Kei-Acedera]

DeeVad- Glad you liked it David! ..thanks for the great ideas too :)

DogMan3d- Thank you!

GogDad-Thanks so much!

Goro- Thanks Goro! I will try go go go like you do!

[Kei-Acedera]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/12960/12960_1183951274_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/12960/12960_1183951274_large.jpg)

Here are some color studies... I've chosen to go with the one on the right end.

[chrisbeaver]

Very cool! I like the first or second ones most; there's something really striking about the blue/yellow color scheme. It's the hippest of the complementaries somehow.

It makes me think of King Ghidorah from the old Godzilla movies, which just makes it funnier to me :D Good luck on the challenge! From the replies I've read you seem to have a lot of people with high hopes for you -- and from your CGPortfolio, I can see why.

[fulcrum919]

Thanks for the kind comments. Your work is very impressive...can't wait to see where you go with this. Thanks.

B

http://http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=225&t=511086

[AxelAlonso]

Wow Kei,
Lovely color scheme palette,:) I think the best one is the last one as you wisely choose already , the pink fire seems to me, more mystic and definitely more interesting as strange to came out from a creature of the show biasness haha..the weight of the fore ground and back ground on value seem to be fine, warm vs. cold really good and ivating for a main show. And the detail of the poster in the back was a nice touch. Really expecting more updates...:thumbsup:

[fellah]

i love multi headed dragons, and your works. so i will definitely keep a pair of eyes on this.
i agree the far right color scheme is the best of the three. its a circus and benefits from colors! even though i love night mood pics. MORE! :wip:

[Ramitxon]

Looking grrreat Kei. Dragons, fire, and a circus, what else can we ask to have perfect piece? :)

[Nemesix]

I like your ideas and your color election is a nice one. I'm sure you're going to make a great piece! I'm anxious to see it! :)

[W-I-L]

nice colours... still dont quite undrstand the idea... a circus with a fire dragon going through a fiery hoop? just a crcus you expect to see strnge things is all, so mayb not too strange. but from the thumbnail i dont know if there is more to it

[digital-bobert]

Lovely color swatches Kei!

[musi]

Hey Kei,

Very interesting idea, and nice sketches!

Well, this is one more thread to follow for me and learn. And following Tiziano's advice, I am taking cover :D

[paulwdavidson]

Very nice.........looking forward to seeing the next stage.

Paul

[Kei-Acedera]

chrisbeaver- Thanks! i can see what you're saying about the Godzilla movies..hahaha

fulcrum919- your welcome and thank you too!

AxelAlonso- Glad you liked the right one too..Yes I feel the warmer touch is deffinately more me..and I'll try to post more soon!

fellah- aw, thanks so much! Yeah I love night moods too..and I wanted to try a different look and a warmer color scheme but still have that night- ish feel to it. So I hope this works out :)

Ramitxon-hehehe I love funny looking dragons, thanks!

Nemesix-thank you!! Glad you like it!

W-I-L- Lol thats ok, Yes there will be more details to it, this is just a thubmail sketch to focuse on color.

digital-bobert- Thank you Bobby!!

[Kei-Acedera]

musi- thanks a lot! but you dont have to take cover LOL

paulwdavidson- thank you Paul, and likewise!

[Vitreous]

so far this is off to a great start, i wish i'd thought of doing a weird circus now:-)

[NinjaA55N]

great idea and already trully nice sketches. Although I think u choose the right color scheme, I would add some of that blue on top of the tent, right above a top... to enrich the whole image and as well make a deeper illusion of a space. keep posting and good luck :)

[DeeVad]

Great choice for coloring. Let's see the design of the beast now :-) I'm curious how fun and cute he will be.
Good job, your way to manage your challenge with thumbnails is wise and inspiring me for my next jobs. Thanks

[nandlaskar]

very strange and a funny concept.nice camera angle .the third ones really looks very appealing color wise.Best of luck for the challenge:cool:

[tinysabya]

Hi Kei, colors are amaizing, idea also, what abig canvas ?

[OKMER]

Nice to see you're in.Like your work a lot!Nice sketches & nice idea!

(not so original as reply, but hey...:D
Good luck and lots of fun!!!

[Kei-Acedera]

Vitreous- Thank you!!

NinjaA55N- glad you liked them and thanks for the suggestion! good luck to you too!

DeeVad- Thanks David! I'll be posting my character sstudies next so keep an eye ;)

CUBISIS- glad you found it funny--best of luck to you too on this challenge.

tinysabya- Yes a big canvas is a great idea!..I'm actually planning to put a bunch more stuff in the bg and a little in the foreground as well.

OKMER- LOL Thanks so much, trully appreciated.

[Agostinuke]

cantwaitoseemore(tm):)

[ekah]

Wonderful Kei. I was browsing to see if anyone had submitted a circus-related concept, and I found yours. The colors and compostion are just lovely. The third one would also be my choice. Hope to see more. Good luck. :)

[Kei-Acedera]

Agostinuke- thanksosmuch :)

ekah- Thank you!I l'm a huge Cirque du Soleil fan so I just had to do a circus theme!

[Kei-Acedera]

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These are some studies of the star of the show! Still debating on whether he should have the serpent-like beady eyes or more cartoony ones ..

[SteevieWoo]

Aw c'mon go with the cartoony eyes, they're great for expression....

Your sketches are impressive, the goofy ones are the best, and that weirdo nearby the central peg hole, i don't know what's wrong with him but i diggggggggggggggggit!

See you around!

[Ramitxon]

Cartoony eyes without doubt for me Master. Yeah, that's what I call SKETCHES...:bounce:

[icedeyes]

the idea is great and the expression on the bottom right dragon is just priceless... really love it...

have fun,
George

[DeeVad]

Wao, very aliving creatures on your paper, what a nice talent to have so aliving sketch.
Colors are great too. How many time it takes you to draw ( only on paper sketch ) this around 20 creatures ?
Impressive work.
:thumbsup:

[Art2]

How about cartoony serpent-like beady eyes :)

Great sketches, love em all, heh, I know that's not much help...
except the dragon with those sunglasses look like a middle aged man...

:D

[Goro]

woohoo great sketches there kei!

[MVDB]

These dragon sketches are impressive. Seeing these, makes me anxious of what you'll do when you really start coloring to the final.. Great work so far..

[paulwdavidson]

Wonderful work........beautiful character in the art........congratulations.

Paul

[fellah]

wow, those dragons sketches are amazing..!!! bastard..

[musi]

That dragon is going to have different heads with different personalities and emotions, isn't it?
Great dragon research :thumbsup:

[digital-bobert]

Brilliant work Kei. Absolutely fantastic character designs!!

[Nigio]

WOW!! Your sketches are really awesome!! The dragon funny expressions are fantastic. Excellent work, I can't wait to see more.
Cheers!

[Gord-MacDonald]

Oh - I like these sketches!


Gord

[Nemesix]

Nice ones, I would vote for the cartoon eyes, you can play with expression better this way I think.

[Slav]

now to see what you are going to do with these!

[kingjai]

Great sketches! I think the cartoony eyes match ur style of painiting, they're really looking pretty awesome.... too good.... grrr

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Kei,

I love them like everyone else :arteest:
..I like the serpent ones, just because its more strange that for me, he looks more creature like…and he’s doing that “Cirque du Soleil” show, so it’s a bit less unexpected for his features…but both are awesomely fantastic!:thumbsup:
I love that Cirque to; I still want to see the “O” show in Las Vegas, coz when I went they were sold out :sad: .. and love the music, one of my friends sing in “Mystere” she’s so talented! Like you…looking forward for more updates Kei! Excellent work:applause:

[Essen]

Haha! The Dragonconcepts are so great! Some much character and emotion there!

[ReinaldoRomero]

Tis entry is just brilliant, composition sketches were nice but now this dragon concepts are giving me some ideas of the final piece. Very promising development here, I cant wait to see the creature finished with multiple expressions. imho on the two rendered the one in the rights looks better. I got nothing but good words for you now, wish I can be more constructive on this entry but is early stage. Looking forward for your updates

[Kei-Acedera]

Steevie woo- Yes that funny little weird guy is after my skinny pig--he looks like that when I'm in the kitchen getting his celery--its like crack to him LOL..

Ramitxon- aww thanks!! but I am no master :P

icedeyes- Thanks so much! yeah he's the scardy-cat out of the bunch

Deevad- Thanks David! This page probably took around 40 mins-1 hr..I really couldnt tell how long really especially when ideas keep coming up and I just have to sketch them out really fast to get the next ones down and I wanna make slight changes and such..time really doesnt matter, just as long as you 're able to put down on paper what you really have in mind.

Art2- lol thanks for the input! Yeah I'll try to paint a beady-eye version to really see the difference ;)

Goro- Thanks so much!! yours are fantastic!

MVDB- thank you! I'm very anxious to do my final..

paulwdavidson- thanks Paul glad you like it!

fellah- LOL thanks!

musi- Thank you! yeas, he will have 4 different presonalities :)

digital-bobert- Thank you Bobby!! Yours are priceless..

Nigio- thanks!! Yeah I'll post up more character studies for the other characters as soon as I get free time :P

Gord-MacDonald- Thank you!

Nemesix- thanks! yeah that's very true..

Slav--hehehehe..

kingjai- Thanks a lot! Lol I make you grrr?

AxelAlonso- Yeah I like the beady eyes too coz they make him look very creature-like and cute..I guess I'll see it more when I paint the beady-eyed version..That's so awesome your friend is in “Mystere” !! Wow she must be really good..Thanks so much for your kind words :)

Essen- Thank you!

ReinaldoRomero- Thanks a lot! Yeah I like the look of the one on the right too--his face is a lot funnier..I'll post my updates soon!

[rawgon]

Huau! great ideia! and your drawing so brilliant!

[paperclip]

I'm downright jealous of your sketching talents! Where did you learn to do dragons so well??

We need an update. My favorite dragon head so far is the really evil one right above the left hand painted one, the apologetic looking one and the large chinned one at the top. They all have such great expressions. :applause: And you did earn an 'awwww' with the one at the far left, the cute little one with the little black eyes.

Just had an idea- you could have your main dragon as a mother dragon and a tiny little three headed dragon behind her learning the tricks of the trade. :D

[authentic]

I didn't know you were in the challenge. That's great. I like the dragon. Good luck.

[CyborgJA]

Ohh great great sketches. I love the dragon's one !

[ekah]

Love the expressive dragon sketches. Cartoony, goofy eyes for me. :D

[nwiz25]

hehehehe :p :D ur dragon sketches are simply sensational! filled with emotion and humour! :bounce::love: love to c where u goin with em .. they are soooooooooooooooo cute! :love:

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! :applause::applause::applause:

[neurolinked]

I Love your style Kei :love:.
Good luck for this challenge !

[dobermunk]

Oooohhh.... you ooze of well-oiled hand and happy mind!
I want to go fire my client and get where you are!

[Nickillus]

Lovely characterisation Kei. I'm expecting whatever you caome up with to be absolutley brimming with life, and I know I won't be disappointed. Anticipation - wonderful.

[cbernardo]

Wow! This dragon is fantastic! Very pretty character and painting!

Cheers,
Carlos

[shattered-fx]

Hi Kei,

This is really WOW !!! Very Impresive sketching talent you have and the color renders are also something to admire!:scream: Dragons in their most LOONEY mood !

Cant wait to see them in the composition!:buttrock:


-Raffy

MY STRANGE BEHAVIOR ENTRY (ILLUSTRATION)

[PaLantir]

I always love your works and that will be superb.

Great style as always. :)

kisses
Palantir

[bandro]

cool sketches!

[SteveTsang]

Hey Kei, lovely sketches, am really looking forward to seeing this one finished :scream:

I like the dragon near the centre of the page, the one with the protruding lower jaw; it's a breath of fresha air from all the regular dragons that have the upper jaw forward.

Good luck :) :thumbsup:

[ashiataka]

Hi Kei,

Being at the same challenge with you and Bobby is cheerful after following the imaginismstudios and you in high spirits.
The concept that you based on dragons is full of quality and fun as usual as your other concepts. Dragon is one of the
best creature for designing in different ways. And your sketches show how imaginative as possible as it could be.
Following your thread will be cheerful!

Good luck, Cheers!

[Selina42]

Wow theyre just beautiful sketches! Cant wait to see and learn more!

[Cobster]

Such beautiful work on this thread.

[digital-bobert]

Lets see an update Kei!!

[o-l-d]

good thread...I like you sketches

[Kei-Acedera]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/12960/12960_1186588188_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/12960/12960_1186588188_large.jpg)

Sorry for the lack of updates, I've just been very busy with work and travel :P Here are some of my ringmaster sketches, I'll post up my little circus creatures soon. I'm just about to step out again to catch a flight, I promise I'll reply to the comments as soon as I land and get a hold of the internet!

I really appreciate all your comments! tty soon!

-Kei

[Goro]

yeah! you're back! Wonderful sketches again! I need to go on with my entry ^^;
I'm so slow at the moment...

[Ferx]

Hey Kei, I´m really impressed !! wow !! I love this sketch :love: The girl in the bottom right corner, what an eyes, great expression, beuty !! :thumbsup: Again great work !!! and cant wait for more updates :)

[Art2]

Ringmaster, whip me! .... Plea-he-hese!! :cry:

she's hot.

[Sovica]

Wooow =)
This is going to be so nice!

I like the dinamics in the composition. It is going to look very intense with all the sweet characters in it.

I'll definitely chek in again.

Keep it up =)

[rawgon]

those sketches are so damn good & full of character!
lovely color sketch.

[icedeyes]

Hey Kei... the ringmaster is looking wonderful... i especially love the one on the lower right because it reminds me of 50s pinup girls posters... very very good work... keep it up

[Pikmin]

Wow, that pretty incredible, your girl and dragon look awesome!! There are a lot of great work here, but I really love the style you gave to your character! Really nice, nothing yet to critic, cant wait to see whats next!

[AxelAlonso]

Kei! :scream:I love that girl! I want more that ever now! to go see that show you are cooking with so much anticipation! It will look great! I love the hat with feathers an all that jazz! And maybe the hair more Marlin Monroe! But sure looks great! Hope the summer (not that you need summer) will keep adding sunshine to that imagination! Take care!:)

[DougFerreira]

very nice roughs!

[chenzan]

Coming along very nicely Kei!

[krrrk]

wow kei

this looks nice
love your dragon sketches
can't wait to see more
good luck

[ashiataka]

Hi Kei, I'm rubberneck to your progress.
Hope to see new uploads soon. Your works and their progress' are un put downable.
Cheers!

[musi]

Hi Kei,

My favorite ringmaster is the one you choose to colour test - in the middle beside the colour thumbnail.
She is a great "look at me" personality, reflected in the pose. She is the star of the show and in charge of everything! Like her dynamic pose, that chin-up and hips-forward attitude.

Wonderful! :love:

[Kei-Acedera]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/12960/12960_1192414488_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/12960/12960_1192414488_large.jpg)

Hi everyone! I know its a little late in the game but I had a change of heart--I just had this new idea that I couldn't help but paint it right away. I'll still finish the strange circus piece--but I've settled to finish this new piece for the challenge... So I hope you'll like it :)

Kei

[patrickdeza]

Love the idea!
wooow I did not know you are participating too.
you are one of my favorite artists!!!

good luck

[digital-bobert]

I love the idea and the composition! Great job Kei

[adrephil]

Brilliant!...go for goal with this one kei!:bounce: .....its endearing, cute and of course strange....can't wait to see more!

Karisa:thumbsup:

[Korendo]

Wonderful line art and concept.

[SoulKontributor]

this is lookin great! i think this nails the "strange behavior" idea right on. can't wait to see how it ends up...

[fyra]

I love this story here!
It's always interesting to see everyone elaboration on the subject.
Your idea works on many levels of the theme and has great opportunity for great colors.
Keep it up Kei!

[jeroentje]

LOL nice concept. Looking forward to your updates.

[SteevieWoo]

Well I feel a bit heartbroken because I liked the ringmasters so bad! But this new one looks like a lot of fun, and if you finish it in time (which I really hope). that will be just Great!


GO KEI GO!! I'm really pleased that you're back......

[buzuba]

i love the idea.... waiting to see it with colors & volume

[AxelAlonso]

HII! Kei :wavey:

;)Love the Momy with her baby in the normal size bath tub! :rolleyes:right? Great great mood and characters! Really loveing all your ideas , they always bring up a smile in my face and I am sure will look so much fun and pretty! :arteest: Great Sketch and value in the composition from me!:thumbsup:

just rush up a bit 15 days left waaah! hahaha sure you can do it in less though!:surprised

[OKMER]

Great composition and super cute idea!!!CAn't wait to see all those surprised people on the bridge,haha!!!Love it!

[walrus]

Lovely sketch, Kei! Their expressions are priceless. And I love how you've set up the foreground bridge to frame to frame the composition. Are the cars supposed to be moving or crashed or just stopped? Depending on which, it might be a nice small touch to add a throng of people by the railing looking out at the sea-"monsters," pointing, with cameras, etcetera (along with some car doors open and such.) But of course, it's a small detail, and it's not like you don't have enough of those to cover in the next 2 weeks! ;)
Anyhow, good luck pulling it together quickly.... Have fun!

[laurentino]

Hi Kei

i had seen this drawing in your blog and i just loved it. :bounce:
It's fantastic.
very funny idea.
=)

wish U luck
:thumbsup:

[zilla]

Oh that is so cute! I saw the dragon character sheet you did to and it looks great! I can't wait to see this colored!

[guterrez]

haven`t seen your thread yet but it`s great that you`re with us
really great idea, and as walrus already said the facial expresiions are priceless
I guess the people on the crashed ships are sinking down with an "aw how cute"-smile on their faces^^

[DougFerreira]

Really liked your new idea! Very cute and charming!I would like to see this finished!

[Ferx]

Hey Kei, that its a reall great sketch, I love it!! :thumbsup: Great concept and I cant wait to see the final image on your idea!! Cheers mate! :beer:

[ashiataka]

Hi Kei, that's so nice to see you here again!
Can't wait to see your wonderful progress for this new hilarious concept!
By the way after both of Bobby and your dragon concepts may be we could
have a chance to get a new sketch book based on dragons after this great
contest. Best wishes! Cheers!

[olive2d]

Nice stetch Kei, The idea is funny :)
I hope to see more soon because I really like your style.
Good luck :thumbsup:

[musi]

Kei, you are really brave to change the idea so late!
But it's worth it! :thumbsup:
I hope you will be able to finish it!
Looking forward!

[Kei-Acedera]

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Thank you so much everyone for all the encouraging words! --it really means a lot..although it is a bit scary thinking how much time I have for this (and in between other work--EEeep!)--I'm glad to say I'm having fun with this piece.

Here are the first hints of color--which will be brightened up and defined more in my next post.

[Rianti-Wong]

I can only describe: CUTEE!
I really love the idea...and you can express the bathing scene very well...

I thought the color will be more colorfull than this, anyway if you aim for realistic style, that's no problem.
Look forward the result :)

Regards,

[Ferx]

Hey Kei, really cool!! I like the colours!! And you are working fast !! goooo Kei!!! :D Cheers mate!! (and perhaps the short time to finish it can be an advantage... I see that you are painting with feeling , and this is great!! :) ) :beer:

[bao]

This is awesome!
The idea is beautiful.
You've got plenty of time:P

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Kei, love the colors and soo waiting to see all finished wow!! :D :eek:Really love your ideas in color and in pencil!

[plasteredcat]

Lovely piece, your new one, it's just so cute! I'm although slightly more fond of the first one, if I may say so, maybe because of the circus stuff going on. On the other hand, the familiar scene with the dragon mum suits better the challenge theme... but the circus... Haha, going in circles here! Any one of them looks terrific! And your sketches are superb! Looking forward to seeing it finished...:thumbsup:

[NinjaA55N]

Lovely direction with this new concept. I think it reads better than the previous one. And knowing ur great artistic skills I see another top image in this challenge. I'll enjoy watching the process :)

[icedeyes]

I love the feel of your work.. looks truly amazing and the expression on the mother is priceless... keep up the good work Kei

[Korendo]

Aha, your work already exudes with a happy cuddly feeling! And your speed is amazing!

[DougFerreira]

don't give up!we still have plenty of time!I like your color pallete!

[digital-bobert]

Looking sweeeet Kei!! I love the little guy!

[SoulKontributor]

this is turning out fantastic! better than i even thought...

[Djampa]

Hi Kei,

Its getting fantastic. I loved your choice for this challenge.
Good luck !

Cheers,

[Kei-Acedera]

Thank you so much guys for the kind comments!

harachte-- don't worry I'll finish that piece too!

Ferx-- how can you not paint without feeling?! :)

[Kei-Acedera]

Please disregard this. There was an error on my system.

[Kei-Acedera]

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Hey guys!

Here's an update on things--I've started adding on details on the baby and will add on some foam and splashes soon!

[Kei-Acedera]

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[Kei-Acedera]

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[Kei-Acedera]

Please disregard this. There was an error on my system.

[johnstrieder]

This is so cute and so sweet - i love it!!! :love:

[Ferx]

Hey Kei, .................. I only can say : a w e s o m e !!! :) I love the texture for the charming baby sea monster, and love your feeling painting !! :D cool !! :thumbsup: Amazing work!! Cheers mate :beer:

[guterrez]

as Ferx already said colors and texture are coming along great, beautiful start
best of luck for the contest

[Hiun]

I really love your work. I wish you all the Best!:thumbsup: You have a very lovely piece and concept, this is certainly a favorite.

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Kei,
Love your textures and colors, the ship looks really nice!:thumbsup: I hope nobady its doing the "titanic" thing on there :D? haha, very lovely and charming energy comes from all your paintings Kei, and this its another that warms up the face! ( in the good way:scream: )haha! Great Work!:)

[cbernardo]

Well, what can I say, I just love your work! This dragon is fantastic, very sweet! But I dont want to be inside the plain hehehe! Your sense of colour is fabulous! Im your fan!

Cheers,
Carlos

[BloodTaster]

Amazing, great concept. Very cute, I love it!

[DougFerreira]

some cool toys for this baby!as said before it's a lovely and cute piece!

[scala]

Great idea Kei , I have to say that i really like the idea of the circus too. That one is more cute.

[Kei-Acedera]

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Thank you guys! So the countdown has started! 5 more days!

Here's an update on the mother and her son..Right now I'm working on finishing the cars..

[Art2]

Oh wow wow wow :bounce:, such lovely soft colours! (<-hope that crit was useful :D )

[OZ]

Ok...u are one of the best 2d artist here around... and this challenge confirm it 100%...
:bounce:

[digital-bobert]

Kicking ass Kei! It's looking really nice. better start painting all those cars soon!!

[walrus]

This is looking really nice, Kei! The details in the water and all around the picture are really bringing it to life. I'm sure the cars are an awful lot of work, but I have no doubt they'll really help make the peice as well. I also love the subtle play of light through the membranes on their fins - very subtle and effective!

In the coloring process, the mother's mouth has lost the clarity that it had in the earlier sketch. It's a lot harder now to make out the expression because the skin is as dark as the line for the mouth, and the bright teeth grab all the attention on the screen-left side of the face. Taking down the teeth a bit and pumping up the hilights and dark line fo the motuh could help a bit... Good luck with it!

[Ferx]

Hey Kei, simply awesome !! I love the great expressions of the baby and the mom!! ( you captured an essential part of the bath of any baby, washing the ears .... :D )

[digital-bobert]

You really have a beautifully soft feeling from this painting. I can't wait to see this finished!

[SteevieWoo]

wow Key please Keep that pace... I really want to see this done....

Hey you got to tell later me how you get that icredibly soft, kind of surreal light... (like Mark Riden's and stuff) I just dont understand what you have to do to make it look like that...:D:D

Have fun.

[ashiataka]

Hi Kei! They are all so nice characters. The idea, colors, details are all stunning.
I'm sure the final will be gorgeous! Cheers!

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Kei, :wavey:

Love the colors and moods in them , the Mom's expression its so cute! like it should, the baby has all that energy that drives from a simple cute art to a moment full of life...looking so amazing everything! :surprised:thumbsup:

[digital-bobert]

Looking super awesome and lovable Kei! Now let's see an update soon!

[olive2d]

Wow! really nice soft colors :thumbsup:
Hope to see the final version soon ;)

[Korendo]

Exceptional. The first ever depiction of parental dragon bathing of offspring, a behavior scientists long debated. The current investigation is on where the large wash sponge and soap came from. The trail is leading to Giant Food. :)

Love your style and the feel you capture. All the best,

[Kei-Acedera]

Thank you so much everyone..

walrus- thanks for pointing that out!..I've made some changes for the final one.
SteevieWoo- Thanks so much! I'd be happy to share some techniques with you after.

Korendo-- Bwahahahaha! That's real funny! Thank you!

[Kei-Acedera]

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Almost finished! I'm working on tightening up the bg and some elements..I'll post up some detail shots soon!

[OKMER]

Haha, see you're sprinting at the end to get there Kei!And you're totaly right as your pic is just amazing and there so much story in there!I'll proberly give a try to the end sprint too and I'll stop sleeping from now on, till then,haha.
Agree for the lovely soft and painterly feeling in there, just great!Hope you'll make it...no, in fact, you gotta make it!!Good luck!
:love:

[laurentino]

You have a lot of cars here :eek:
i think i can't paint ONE ^^

Gorgeus work
i'm waiting to see it's done
:)

[overcontrast]

Hi Kei. I really like this painting of yours. But one thing cought my eyes... theres no people on the bridge. I mean it would be a lot of fun to see scared people running to escape the danger. Just a thought ... again very strong demonstration of skill here.. keep it up

[Kei-Acedera]

OKMER- Thank you!! Yes you can finish!

laurentino- You can deffinately do it too--never tell yourself you can't ;)

overcontrast- thanks for the suggestion.. Yes there were people in the drawing and I'm still planning on doing them, I just wanted to show the cars first :)

[SideAche]

Great stuff!! This one has a really nice visual story - bravo!

[SteevieWoo]

So fast! good to see you're closing soon! the detail is just sweet!

[authentic]

Some weeks go, I was afraid you to give up this challenge. That's nice to see you came back with such a great idea. Good luck for finsihing time.

[Hiun]

Oh wow! Awesome Kei!:drool:

[Hideyoshi]

Very good stuff! Remember the first sketches you did and it has come a long way, awesome details! Love the idea very much, too! :)
Good luck!

[Goro]

hey kei! This is shaping up great! Lovely design and story.
Hehe how long did it take to paint those cars !? Can't wait to see it finished!
GO GO GO!

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Kei, Love all the cars they also seem cute dont know why!maybe the shapes are so chuby! haha:thumbsup: your style its always a heart warmer! and for sure paints on me a big smile:scream:..Great work! One day more ! and you are done Kei! :)

[kikomunar]

Yours is a very unique style and I really enjoy watching your paintings. Goodluck!

[gpepper]

This one is cute and amazing ! Bravo Kei !

[Nemesix]

This is sooooo sweet and cute! :) *grins*

[lasting memories]

with this new extension, you'll be able to paint in all the little people, right Kei? hehehe... Pleeeeease!

Looking great:eek:

[laurentino]

Hi Key

Plisss
you're going to finish your drawing .... right??
:D
i'm anxious to see it done =)

and thanks for your words .... someday i'll try to paint a lot of cars ^^


Excellent job
:thumbsup:

[nwiz25]

so very adorable!! :scream::applause::D:love: your painting has got that really nice soft feel to it! at the same time sporting a generous amount of details! :eek: rock on my friend! :buttrock: can't wait to see the final! :p best wishes to you! :thumbsup:

[Kei-Acedera]

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Here's the real story: I almost wasn't able to submit this piece because as I finally finished and had everything saved, my computer suddenly decided to stop working. It was a nightmare. I tried everything to restart or reboot my computer but Windows wouldn't run!!

Luckily, after a few days, my brother was able to retrieve my files! (I'm so fortunate to have such a computer-savy brother!) He said its time to retire my ol' computer.

So here it is, (all thanks to my brother)..

"Bath Time":
Even baby sea dragons need bath toys to keep them occupied so they don't figet too much while they're being washed.

Hope you guys like it!

Kei

[Ferx]

Hey Kei, ..... wooooowww.... your brother is a hero!!! hahahaha... thanks to him we can enjoy this wonderful image!! :D
Really charming and cool concept!! I love the great and detailed enviroment on the whole composition, awesome!! And the mom and baby sea dragons are simply superb!! For sure one of my fav entrys! Congratulations Kei for this awesome art work and best of luck ! and time for a well deserved cold beers.... for you and your brother :D .... and a bunch of tequila shots ! Cheers!! :beer:

[Art2]

Just lovely, congratulations!
Love those tiny people, especially those juming into the water heh... :D

Or are those life boats... anyway extra funny touch :D

[guterrez]

hey Kei; I can remember a few years ago I wasn`t a big fan of super-extra-cute stuff, I was never really pleased with it for some reason...then I`ve seen your stuff the first time over at conceptart and it hit me: holy shit, this isn`t only cute, it`s also painted damn good with great composition and awesome lightning and with lot of character and story in it
all of this can also be found in this piece; composition is just great, colors are awesome and the characters extra charming
I`m with Ferx; time to get some beer for you and your brother ;) best wishes for the contest

[jamiewong]

that is awesome! very cool.

i really the atmospheric look and expressive nature of the creatures. very cool. (noted againf ro euthusiasm)

[THECLYKE]

KEI YOU ROCK!
congrats

[ashiataka]

Hey Kei, congratulations! That's a stunning piece with the hilarious idea, nice coloring and great composition on the scene. Everything is cheerful! By the way that's great to have a brother with a skills on computer problems! (I'm fortunate too to have a computer-savy brother of my fiancee!) Bravo again! Cheers!

[adrephil]

All Right!:thumbsup: .....i've been waiting for your final image...so happy your done:bounce: ....(thank god for brothers eh?!..:wise: ...electricity went when i was doing mine, however i didn't lose much!).... i've been following your progress since, and Kei, Excellent, excellent concept:applause: .... definitely, very strange behavior and all the while still being a fun piece!....well done and best wishes,

Karisa:)

[digital-bobert]

Wonderful piece Kei! I love the little stories you come up with.

Your bro saved your butt! whew.... hehehe

[Goro]

OMG That's indeed a nightmare....with a happy end! ;)

Awesome illustration kei! All the detail you put in there 0_o;
Really really loving it!

Good luck!

[duddlebug]

This is one of the most wonderful illustrations i've seen in ages! I LOVE it! The attention to detail (particularly with all the spectators and cars) is mindblowing!

I can't tell you just how much i admire your work. I think i'll have to order this 'Dragons' book that you and Bobby have put together...

And sorry to hear about your pooter. It's funny how being a digital artist you develop a love/hate relationship with your hardware.

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Kei,

It’s so wonderful to see your work; each one has their own world inside of them! I am really glad you have a computer hero at home! :) I was a bit worried you couldn’t finish it on time, So Congratulation it’s very good to see how much you keep upgrading your details and how that beautiful palette of colors always turns its best to the composition!:applause: (http://forums.cgsociety.org/misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#):arteest: (http://forums.cgsociety.org/misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#) I am also grateful for all your help and support!:D Thanks and I wish you the best.:thumbsup:

[JurajMolcak]

Touching illustration. Congrats on finishing your first cg challenge entry with style and quality! Good luck :thumbsup:

[scala]

Wonderful final image Kei full of details . Fantastic . I really hope you've got time to include it in your dragon's book from Imaginism studio . It's gonna be my Christmas gift that I could share with my kids. Come to the gallery to get your Stars your 5*.

[ashiataka]

Hey Kei! Congratulations! Your story telling is very stunning. The scene has very nice details belongs to the concept. I love the matte painting also. Watching your new artworks will be pleasure in the future as always! Best wishes for the future! Cheers!

[nethken]

How did I miss this one? First time seeing it! wOW love it, the idea is great, the execution is great! Such a fun idea. Best of luck to you

[lasting memories]

Beautiful finish Kei!! Aww.. will this be avalible for prints on your site?

[nwiz25]

super super cute! :love: :love: very well done indeed! nice soft feel to it :p
congratulations! :applause: good luck to you! :thumbsup:

[SteevieWoo]

Kei, this is beautiful, I loved your gallery but I have just discovered what you can do and how fast you were at it too, I just love how you play with your palette and the really solid result of it.

In my book you took the gold. no lie.
thaks, it was great to witness it happen...
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[gpepper]

Very huge final, I love it ! Thanks for this nice picture Kei !

[Versiden]

that's so cool.. great final image!
goodluck man!! truely excellent!

[laurentino]

:bounce:
you finished! =)
great!
lovely!
fantastic!
amazing!

congratulations ..... you have a masterpiece here =)

[Jason-Seiler]

Wonderful job Kei!

[overcontrast]

Wow Kei thats an awesome finish... i really like the idea of this piece... and your execution was spot on... keep on rocking!!

[unf0rg1v3n]

Great Illustration Kei! I had been watching your thread but always forgot to post my comments. The WiPS all the way to the final piece are fantastic - Its a great way to see the proper way to progress through an image. Anyway, awsome finale! I like the Golden Gate-ish bridge you got goin on! Bay Area Love!haha.

[Kei-Acedera]

My appologies everyone for a long over due response..

I'm soo overwhelmed with all your positive feedback and sweet wishes! I truly appreciate and value every one of them...

Ferx- Thanks so much! Yes my bro saved my butt for sure--cheers to you too and how did you know i love tequila! Lol..


Art2 - Glad you liked them! Painting those people were a lot of fun--i really enjoy posing them and I will post the close ups soon at my gallery post, so look out for em.

Guterrez- Wow I really appreciate all your honesty and I'm very glad to change your mind! Thank you so much for your kind praises--its really great to hear from such an artist like yourself.

Jamiewong- lol thanks for your enthusiasm! I will also post my process on the bg soon on my gallery thred.


THECLYKE- Thanks a lot!

ashiataka- So glad you like it! Hooray to brothers!

adrephil- Thank you Karisa! Don't you just hate it when these things happen! I wish you all the best too ;)

digital-bobert- Thank you Bobby, yeah you saw me at my worst state of anxiety and panic! Thanks for calming me down :)

Goro- Its always great to hear from you! I'm so happy you like it, and to answer your question about the cars..it took me about within a day to finish them.


Duddlebug- Wow what a complement--that put a smile on my face! Thank you so much for all your support! I can't get enough of your space monkey!

Axel Alonso- Thank you so much! It was a pleasure to correspond with you during this challenge. You have such a great attitude and its artists like you who keep this community strong. I hope you had as much fun as I had with this challenge and I hope you keep painting and drawing, because you only get better and better.

Oweron- Thanks a lot!! I really enjoyed the theme of this challenge.

Scala- Thank you very much! The original drawing for this piece will be in the dragon's sketches and the painting will be available as a print on our site..Thank you for all your support and I hope your kids like it!!

Ashiataka- Thank you so much! I'll post my process for this pice soon at the gallery thread. I really enjoyed yours too and wish you all the best!

Nethken- lol Thank you Ken! I'm glad you like it..You've done a terrific job as well!

Lasting Memories- yes, this will be available for print on our site real soon :)

nwiz25- Thanks for all your kind words and smiley faces! Good luck to you too!!

SteevieWoo- Wow, thanks so much for your kind words! I'm so touched you give me that gold! It was such a pleasure to what your progress too!

gpepper- Thanks a lot!!!

Versiden- Thank you , much appreciated!

laurentino- Lol Thanks so much Filipe!!!

Jason-Seiler--Awwww glad you liked it buddy!

Overcontrast- Thank you! I enjoyed your film and the characters you've created!

jpmonroyal- Thanks so much Juan! really happy you like it. Yes, gotta give love to the Bay Area--San Fran is just so beautiful, it was an inspiration--

[tnads]

Wonderful job Kei! i really like the idea of this piece...great final image!
Congrats!! Good luck!

[Hideyoshi]

Ah, it's so good you could manage to finish this!
I was following from the beginning and liked the idea right away! You did a fine job on executing it! The dragons' expressions are great!
Best of luck to you!

[DougFerreira]

Amazing final image!so detailed with all those little cars! and to think that you almost lost everything due to a computer mal function is really scary!best of luck on final judgement Kei!

[Slav]

hey kei this look awesome! i just have to wonder since dragons are cold blooded does that mean the water to them is like warm water to us?!

hehe but yea great image.

[OKMER]

THis rock's!!!Love it and supercute it is!Hope well meet again next time.it was a pleasure to see you work this out and wish you all the best!Cheers!

[hungthai]

This is an awesome piece. the expressions on the dragons are just priceless. the whole image is giving me this warm tingly feeling.. can't help but stare at it and smile. Again, this is an awesome piece :)

[r1-381]

i like it. the attention to detail is great. love the traffic jam on the bridge, the boats, and planes....really gives it more energy and excitement.

[element5]

cool idea and heaps of detail.....great work :thumbsup:

Cheers
Mark

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